Description

To the road to Python3, a possible next step would be to use the from __future__ import unicode_literals and remove the u'' prefixes, as it is not supported in Python3 (may be added in 3.3 for compatibility reasons).

I think the fact that the next Ubuntu LTS will include Python 3.2, and
it won't be possible to make use of PEP 314 on Python 3.2 without
install-time-transformation hacks, is a strong argument in favor of
sticking with a working unicode_literals port rather than reworking it
to use PEP 314.